**Official** Indian Premier League 2013

[Cevno]

What a last over by Cooper.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Carnage at the end like this is why I always have a moan at Dhoni when he reduces an easy situation like 70 off the last 12 overs with 7-8 wickets in hand to something like 25 off the 3, 15 off the last 2, 9 off the last over etc.

No matter how good the batsman is he can always get out at the death, like Warner did. You always leave the bowlers a chance to pull off some great death overs, if they get it right it's very hard to do anything about it.

 

[Cevno]

M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni*†, RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, R Ashwin, DP Nannes, B Laughlin, AS Rajpoot

Is Laughlin any good ? His T20 record so far is a bit dire.

Pleased to see Rajpoot playing though.

 

[Cevno]

Weird reaction by Sachin there. So unlike him.

 

[Spark]

gee i thought he had smashed that from his reaction but that looks fairly out to me.

so good seeing ponting telling him to calm down though

 

[Satyanash89]

Pitched outside leg marginally maybe... but what a reaction from Tendulkar... don't see that too often. Thought he hit it at first

 

[Spark]

Pitched outside leg marginally maybe... but what a reaction from Tendulkar... don't see that too often. Thought he hit it at first

It's one of those where it's so close that you don't really mind either way. Was bizarre.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yea initially I would haven't given it because it looked as though it pitched outside leg, but a good chunk of the ball pitched on leg stump - so either decision would be fine. The 50-50s seem to have been going in favour of the bowler so far.

 

[Cevno]

Rajpoot picks up Ponting!

Good short ball.

 

[Spark]

oh. time for bed, then.

 

[Scaly piscine]

So what's the fuss about with Laughlin?

Just seems like a very ordinary bowler.

 

[Scaly piscine]

If there was ever a person who deserved to be called Dwayne...

 

[Spikey]

there's no fuss about laughlin

 

[Scaly piscine]

Thought so, just wondering how the hell he got international caps and is playing for Chennai. Has rubbish stats and looks rubbish.

Good cricket wicket this, Mumbai have just played gash for the most part. Bat properly and you can score quickly without too much problem.

 

[Satyanash89]

Two wides outside off, two wide half volleys smashed for fours,yeah Laughlin is terrible...

 

[Viscount Tom]

Mitch looks a bit soggy atm.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bit of a shocker from Mussey, the whole innings really.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Wonder who Malinga will come in for, personally think it should be Dwayne Smith. It would leave their lower order a bit weak - but Turbinator and Mitch at 7/8 whichever way around isn't too bad. They'd have one hell of a bowling attack. That would far outweigh the loss in batting depth if he came in for Johnson instead, say.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Shut the **** up commentators. Honestly. Yes of course you should ****ing block the next ball every time you hit a boundary. ****wits. Anyone who attempts to hit back to boundaries in a 20 over game is obviously committing a travesty.

 

[Cevno]

Dhoni gonna do this again, isn't he ?